We need wisdom to see temptation

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Lord, when we have no wisdom, give us enough wisdom to trust Christ"

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SpurgeonBooks
August 12, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

There may be some here that are so tossed about mentally, that are so dismayed with inward temptation, so out of their wits by the assaults of Satan, that they know not what to do. Lord, when we have no wisdom, give us enough wisdom to trust Christ; and when we can do nothing else, may we fall upon the heart of eternal love.

May the Lord help his servants when they are in extremity, to feel that now is the time for God to begin; and when we are driven over the very verge of hope and the precipice of despair is before us, grant us grace to fall into the arms of Jesus, and there we shall find life from the dead.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)

The devil is a coward, charge him boldly and he will quit the field.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Razihi of Yemen.

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life there is difficult. Only the gospel can bring true hope to this country in crisis.

Pray that the light of Christ would shine in the darkness of Yemen and that the darkness will not overcome it.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Teaching kids that God is always at work, even in scary circumstances

Our hope is that God would preserve us — and even grow us — through any fiery trials that we might face. This is an important lesson for us all, including our kids. We should teach our kids that God is big enough to protect them through any scary thing they might face.

A great resource for teaching this crucial truth to kids is Esther and the Very Brave Plan by Tim Thornborough. I'm so thankful for this faithful, fun retelling of Esther.

The book focuses on how, even when it looked like he wasn’t going to save his people, God was “working, working, working” out his incredible plan to save Esther. This will give your kids the framework they need to trust God in the midst of whatever trials might come their way in the future.

My family has been loving Esther and the Very Brave Plan and I hope your family will love it too!

LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“Amidst temptations sharp and strong, the Word of the Lord has preserved us.” — Charles Spurgeon